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that was partly what this whole election was about. i agree there's no part in not giving dignity to the opposition but right now i think he has to play an outside game as well as an inside game. he has to bring the characters to the white house, spend time with the democrats and republicans but the only way i think he's going to have a strategy to move things in the house and the senate is to make the country itself pressure from the outside in. that's when teddy roosevelt had to do because he had a republican party that wouldn't do his bidding so he got the press and public to push them from the outside in. that's what his second term has to do and it's different from the way he did hit in the first term. he tried the consensus route. it doesn't mean you won't reach it ultimately but to have your people pushing in your idea of what you want to happen be the country's idea. you have to provide a story for the country. >> i wanted to show you this conversation i had with the president last summer about what he considers the mistakes of
that was partly what this whole election was about. i agree there's no part in not giving dignity to the opposition but right now i think he has to play an outside game as well as an inside game. he has to bring the characters to the white house, spend time with the democrats and republicans but the only way i think he's going to have a strategy to move things in the house and the senate is to make the country itself pressure from the outside in. that's when teddy roosevelt had to do because he...
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lautenberg has not said whether he'll run for re-election next year. and booker is, quote, still exploring the idea of a senatorial bid. >>> all right. up next, a republican rift. we're taking a deep dive into the power struggle going on right now within the gop. it has to do with what's going on down in charlotte and the rnc. you're watching "the daily rundown," only on msnbc. bster is hitting the streets to tell real people about our new 15 under $15 menu! oh my goodness... oh my gosh, this looks amazing... [ male announcer ] 15 entrees under $15! it's our new maine stays! seafood, chicken, and more! ooh! the tilapia with roasted vegetables. i'm actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. that pork chop was great. no more fast food friday's. we're going to go to red lobster... [ male announcer ] come try our new menu and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99! salad, sandwiches and more. let's say you pay your guy around 2% to manage your money. that's not much you think. except it's 2% every
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but my lord, what was this election all about? coming up, days after a pbs "frontline" special, someone in the justice department is stepping down. we will get to more on the filibuster in just a moment. we're right back on "the ed show." stay with us. [ male announcer ] edmunds.com says the all-new nissan altima is a better car than camry. to argue would be rude. nissan altima. with moving-object detection. lease now. just $199 per month. visit choosenissan.com. road and track called sentra an economy car minus the look and feel of an economy car. wonder how civic and corolla look and feel about that. the all-new nissan sentra, with best-in-class mpg. lease for $169 per month. visit choosenissan.com. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some
but my lord, what was this election all about? coming up, days after a pbs "frontline" special, someone in the justice department is stepping down. we will get to more on the filibuster in just a moment. we're right back on "the ed show." stay with us. [ male announcer ] edmunds.com says the all-new nissan altima is a better car than camry. to argue would be rude. nissan altima. with moving-object detection. lease now. just $199 per month. visit choosenissan.com. road and...
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but my lord, what was this election all about? coming up, days after a pbs "frontline" special, someone in the justice department is stepping down. we will get to more on the filibuster in just a moment. we're right back on "the ed show." stay with us. >>> and we want to make sure that you know what the vote count was on the filibuster reform. the senate broke the vote up into two resolutions tonight. the first was 78-16, as we reported just a few moments ago. the second was 86-9. that was the vote on the filibuster bills. we love hearing from our viewers. and on our facebook and our twitter page many of you share my disappointment in harry reid, who caved to the republicans on filibuster reform. on facebook emily reid says she is very disappointed in harry reid and the democrats, who sold the majority of the american people out. steven lindbergh writes, "with democrats like harry who needs republicans?" and hope ruble asks, "is reid a secret republican? who got to him? did the kochs back up a brinks truck in front of his house?"
but my lord, what was this election all about? coming up, days after a pbs "frontline" special, someone in the justice department is stepping down. we will get to more on the filibuster in just a moment. we're right back on "the ed show." stay with us. >>> and we want to make sure that you know what the vote count was on the filibuster reform. the senate broke the vote up into two resolutions tonight. the first was 78-16, as we reported just a few moments ago. the...
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it's a re-election flection of l think about this. if you were going to be real about these issues you would be asking what can we do to beef up the security. something gop members have already cut, you know, and they have decisions to cut it now in these days as we're speaking. it's rank hypocrisy. i think it's a fresh breath of air that people -- >> i agree with you about the hypocrisy because i remember 9/11 very clearly and i remember how this country rallied around a president who had limited ability but we all rallied around him. the first reaction was he says we're going to get the people who knocked down this building and everybody cheered him. they weren't saying how did you screw it up buddy. it was about unit. the left and center are much better at national unity than the right. the right sees a national tragedy like this far off in bengha benghazi, not in new york city, at a very exposed position which could have happened no matter how many troops he would there. we don't blame it on everybody even know it was new york rig
it's a re-election flection of l think about this. if you were going to be real about these issues you would be asking what can we do to beef up the security. something gop members have already cut, you know, and they have decisions to cut it now in these days as we're speaking. it's rank hypocrisy. i think it's a fresh breath of air that people -- >> i agree with you about the hypocrisy because i remember 9/11 very clearly and i remember how this country rallied around a president who...
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this is a way to overturn the election. people will understand that, and republicans will be punished. >> i believe that if a state that votes majority for one guy for president, either party, and finds out two or three days later that the majority of their electoral votes went the other way, we'll have a revolution. anyway, i don't think it's going to happen. but i understand what you guys are up to because you can't win a majority vote anymore. thank you, steve mcmahon and the objective robert costa from the great renowned "national journal." >> national review. >> when we return, the republicans' mickey mouse club. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron
this is a way to overturn the election. people will understand that, and republicans will be punished. >> i believe that if a state that votes majority for one guy for president, either party, and finds out two or three days later that the majority of their electoral votes went the other way, we'll have a revolution. anyway, i don't think it's going to happen. but i understand what you guys are up to because you can't win a majority vote anymore. thank you, steve mcmahon and the objective...
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in the presidential election. now, the good news here is that a lot of republicans do not want to win this way. today, virginia governor bob mcdonald's communication director issued this statement, saying the government does not support this legislation, he believes virginia's existing system works fine as is. he doesn't believe there is any need for a change. in florida, the republican house speaker told the miami harold, it is like wins in the three quarters, i don't think we need to change the rules of the game, we need to get better. seems we need to bring them into the party versus trying to change the game. joining me is joy reid to talk about the game. good to see you. >> great to see you too, ezra. >> this does not seem healthy for the republican party right now. i mean, it seems healthy that some of their key members are rejecting it. but figuring out what in your party they need to change to be more appealing to the electorate. >> you know what, you're right, it is a capitulation. the republican party ma
in the presidential election. now, the good news here is that a lot of republicans do not want to win this way. today, virginia governor bob mcdonald's communication director issued this statement, saying the government does not support this legislation, he believes virginia's existing system works fine as is. he doesn't believe there is any need for a change. in florida, the republican house speaker told the miami harold, it is like wins in the three quarters, i don't think we need to change...
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many thought that the 2012 election would be determined by money. in fact, it was determined by the power of women and mothers. we believe we can do the same for gun control. we ask all moms to go to our website at o onemillionmomsforguncontrol. please join us and continue to show that we support common sense gun control legislation. >> there have been more than 1,000 shooting deaths since newtown. shannon watts, founder of one million moms for gun control. thanks so much. we appreciate your time today. >> thank you. >>> absolutely. and coming up, stick around because we are back with the one and only actor george takei, talking about his new book "oh, my." it's good to have you here. you're basically living here now. we're back with george after this. you're here for free, don't worry. to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. jus
many thought that the 2012 election would be determined by money. in fact, it was determined by the power of women and mothers. we believe we can do the same for gun control. we ask all moms to go to our website at o onemillionmomsforguncontrol. please join us and continue to show that we support common sense gun control legislation. >> there have been more than 1,000 shooting deaths since newtown. shannon watts, founder of one million moms for gun control. thanks so much. we appreciate...
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that probably cost him the election, certainly with women and younger voters. and i think it will cost other folks, as well. >> and the polling is showing an expanding favorability for abortion rights, and republicans always do this. it is never confused with abortion. they pretend that women when they come to this choice, they assume that women do so happily, gleefully, that it is a light thing to do. but this is support for abortion rights that is even stronger than exists in roe v. wade. >> that is right, i don't know, i feel like there are too many folks in office trying to play politics with this issue. i don't know if its their own particular point of view. and what we see consistently, it is so fascinating to me at planned parenthood -- they can't make that decision for every woman in america, that no one can walk in another woman's shoes. that is what this polling is showing. what we saw in the state of mississippi when they defeated overwhelmingly an amendment that would have created this amendment. that is really where the american people are. and fra
that probably cost him the election, certainly with women and younger voters. and i think it will cost other folks, as well. >> and the polling is showing an expanding favorability for abortion rights, and republicans always do this. it is never confused with abortion. they pretend that women when they come to this choice, they assume that women do so happily, gleefully, that it is a light thing to do. but this is support for abortion rights that is even stronger than exists in roe v....
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when they tried to do it this last summer for this current election, the last election, in pennsylvania, one state senator proposed, it and a lot of republicans came out and said no. they still have a ways to go to get a head of steam behind this effort. >> the politics are horrible. >> right. >> or state legislators who have awful state budgets. i mean, a lot of their state budgets are under water. governors in some of the states are up for re-election. not bob mcdonald. but in pennsylvania the governor is up for re-election. in florida the governor is up for re-election. the more that governors and state legislatures and state lawmakers are focussing on things like this and not the economy and jobs, the worse off it is for them. >> you are starting to see, interestingly, a bit of a pullback by some of the republicans even on these democracy issues, even on voting. governor rick scott in florida who was behind the laws that made it impossible for that well known radical sect, the league of women voters of florida. >> voter registration. >> they are behind those laws which were blocked
when they tried to do it this last summer for this current election, the last election, in pennsylvania, one state senator proposed, it and a lot of republicans came out and said no. they still have a ways to go to get a head of steam behind this effort. >> the politics are horrible. >> right. >> or state legislators who have awful state budgets. i mean, a lot of their state budgets are under water. governors in some of the states are up for re-election. not bob mcdonald. but...
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in tuesday's israeli elections. he will get a third term as president but his power is diminished after his party lost about 11 seats. >>> also overseas this morning, british prime minister david cameron made a critical speech on the uk's rocky relationship with the eu. cameron proposed a bold referendum to allow british voters to decide whether or not to exit the alliance by 2016. >> there's no doubt we're more powerful than washington, delhi because we're a powerful player inside the union that matters for british jobs, and security. it matters to our ability to get things done in the world. it matters to the united states and other friends around the world, which is why many tell us clearly they want britain to remain in the european union. if we left the european union, it would be a one-way ticket, not a return. >>> let's take an early look at the markets. we'll get all up in your business this morning. steve sedgwick is live in london, which is still at this hour firmly part of the european union. >> and set t
in tuesday's israeli elections. he will get a third term as president but his power is diminished after his party lost about 11 seats. >>> also overseas this morning, british prime minister david cameron made a critical speech on the uk's rocky relationship with the eu. cameron proposed a bold referendum to allow british voters to decide whether or not to exit the alliance by 2016. >> there's no doubt we're more powerful than washington, delhi because we're a powerful player...
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it was a bitter sweet election for us. for the first time we had an african-american president four years ago. but in that same election in california, proposition 8 was passed. >> uh-huh. >> it was -- a very, very bitter defeat there. marriage equality was wiped out from california. but this may, that is going to be up before the united states supreme court together with the challenge to doma, the defense of marriage act. we have come an incredible distance in just four years. we are so near to getting marriage equality. and that is what this -- inaugural speech stated. >> let's listen to another passage that i know moved you also, president obama talking -- phrasing this in another way and putting it in another context. let's listen to that. >> we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal is the star that guides us still. just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and selma and stonewall. just as it guided all of those men and women, sung and unsung, who left f
it was a bitter sweet election for us. for the first time we had an african-american president four years ago. but in that same election in california, proposition 8 was passed. >> uh-huh. >> it was -- a very, very bitter defeat there. marriage equality was wiped out from california. but this may, that is going to be up before the united states supreme court together with the challenge to doma, the defense of marriage act. we have come an incredible distance in just four years. we...
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look at the last election. look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote, which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons. >> senator menendez said after a handful of meeting the senators agreed a pathway to citizenship must be part of any comprehensive plan. >> having a pathway to earned legalization is an essential element and i think that we are largely moving in that direction as an agreement. americans support it in poll after poll. secondly, latino voters expect it. third, the democrats want it and fourth, republicans need it. >> when it comes to immigration reform, everyone is eager to get ahead of everyone else. by rolling out this senate play today, senators can get ahead of the president who will give his first policy speech on immigration tomorrow. another senator who wants to get ahead of this story, senator marco rubio write, "my hope is president obama will use his voice and influence to further this approach. however, if what he offers is a process for the undocumented that is more lenient,
look at the last election. look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote, which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons. >> senator menendez said after a handful of meeting the senators agreed a pathway to citizenship must be part of any comprehensive plan. >> having a pathway to earned legalization is an essential element and i think that we are largely moving in that direction as an agreement. americans support it in poll after poll. secondly,...
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he doesn't have to run for re-election. we can talk about these policies. president didn't do women in combat. he didn't lift a finger on climate change or push hard on immigration and gun control in his first term so he's a second-term president who doesn't have to face voters and these are things he wants to bring front and center. how much will he follow-up? we'll see. they do believe in the white house, look at the demographics of this country and now they're changing and the obama coalition from the last two elections, they believe if they can cement the loyalty of those voters in and part of that is acting on issues they most care about, these are issues that fit the obama coalition. if they can cement that in on a national scale, the republicans are in trouble. >> and margaret, you would agree the president believes this. it's not just politics. he believes in all of these things. >> i think so. i think he's sincere. i don't think there's anything insincere in saying that. it's politically convenient. >> fascinating days. appreciate you being with us
he doesn't have to run for re-election. we can talk about these policies. president didn't do women in combat. he didn't lift a finger on climate change or push hard on immigration and gun control in his first term so he's a second-term president who doesn't have to face voters and these are things he wants to bring front and center. how much will he follow-up? we'll see. they do believe in the white house, look at the demographics of this country and now they're changing and the obama...
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was elected president. bill was speaking out on a separate screen. let me ask you, i thought of this and howard did give me credit for it in the green room before we came in. i said one reason why he put that the secretary of state on television with him as an equal. they talked about each other being partners, almost, wasn't ameliorated, softened, the lack of any woman the top position is named for the second term. and it did shut everybody up in a very nice way. it's smart, cosmetic politics. >> no, definitely. it puts her in the buddy act. you've seen him and his new chief of staff. and there is a sort of bud sdi act that he's got going on. but one of the things that you haven't seen a lot. if you think about it, one of the pairings, you haven't seen a lot of over the last four years is barack obama and hillary clinton next to each other. i think it's important not just for the cosmetics, but because you've got to at some point mix match hillary land and obama world. they're still two camps in washington. >> those 40 or 50 people working in the st
was elected president. bill was speaking out on a separate screen. let me ask you, i thought of this and howard did give me credit for it in the green room before we came in. i said one reason why he put that the secretary of state on television with him as an equal. they talked about each other being partners, almost, wasn't ameliorated, softened, the lack of any woman the top position is named for the second term. and it did shut everybody up in a very nice way. it's smart, cosmetic politics....
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not just months before an election. >> tomorrow, reince priebus is expected to be re-elected to another term as the g.o.p. national chairman. i talked to him this afternoon and he is about to go on the warpath internally in the party to try to effect changes. tonight, bobby jindal is expected to address the group and fox g.o.p.'s ears and say washington is broken and time for the republican party to get its act together. like yesterday, bret. >> bret: we'll check in tomorrow. thanks. a bit later, the latest attempt to get high capacity fire arms off the streets. just ahead -- why some people are scratching their heads over the president's comments about entitlements. [ kimi ] atti d i had always called oregon home. until i got a job in the big apple. becoming a fulltime indoor cat wasn't easy for atti. but he had purina cat chow indoor. he absolutely loved it. and i knew he was getting everything he needed to stay healthy indoors. and after a couple of weeks, i knew we were finally home! [ female announcer ] purina cat chow indoor. and for a delicious way to help maintain a healthy weig
not just months before an election. >> tomorrow, reince priebus is expected to be re-elected to another term as the g.o.p. national chairman. i talked to him this afternoon and he is about to go on the warpath internally in the party to try to effect changes. tonight, bobby jindal is expected to address the group and fox g.o.p.'s ears and say washington is broken and time for the republican party to get its act together. like yesterday, bret. >> bret: we'll check in tomorrow....
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stephanie cut ser the former deputy campaign manager for president obama's re-election. you know, congresswoman, as you know, like most americans i have always thought it idiotic on the part of the republicans to even talk about sending home over 10 million people who have been living here in this country for years. it's not going to ever happen. it would be a hideous thing to watch it in effect, people being ripped from their families. but i believe no true reform is ever going to work nor should it be approved that doesn't have enforcement behind it. unless that stops the other thing isn't going to be effective either. do you think this bill has both teeth and a good thing for the people living here both? >> well, it's important to remember that what the thinking of eight unveiled is sort of an outline. it's actually not a written bill yet. so there are details that still need to be worked out, but the very fact that there is agreement and the very fact that it's a bipartisan effort and the very fact that republican senators are now supporting this earned pathway to ci
stephanie cut ser the former deputy campaign manager for president obama's re-election. you know, congresswoman, as you know, like most americans i have always thought it idiotic on the part of the republicans to even talk about sending home over 10 million people who have been living here in this country for years. it's not going to ever happen. it would be a hideous thing to watch it in effect, people being ripped from their families. but i believe no true reform is ever going to work nor...
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they're running for re-election in 2014. >> do you vote based upon one issue or do you look at a variety of issues? same thing about the issue of choice. there are some people out there who say i am only going to vote based upon whether or not you are pro-choice or pro-life. those are single voter issues. when you look at polling data, you don't have a significant number of single issue voters in america. they are saying, hey, i might be for same-sex marriage or against it or pro-life or pro-choice, if it's about finances, i might choose a different decision. >> i want to thank roland for making my point for me. president obama is engaging in what we like to call hubris. george w. bush and karl rove thought they had a permanent majority. it wasn't that permanent. ronald reagan's majority didn't last forever either. the simple truth is the more successful you are when you win a big victory, it also means democrats are representing silicon valley billionaires and struggling immigrants in the inner city. you represent both of those groups, there are tensions in your coalition and that coali
they're running for re-election in 2014. >> do you vote based upon one issue or do you look at a variety of issues? same thing about the issue of choice. there are some people out there who say i am only going to vote based upon whether or not you are pro-choice or pro-life. those are single voter issues. when you look at polling data, you don't have a significant number of single issue voters in america. they are saying, hey, i might be for same-sex marriage or against it or pro-life or...
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it helped get this president re-elected by misleading the american public, but now, the chickens are coming home to roost and we're going to continue to pursue this until we find the truth. >> i want to ask you one other question based on what your republican colleague rand paul said today. it was a pretty strong statement. here he is. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of you post. i think it's inexcusable. >> do you agree? >> i'd say the issue is moot because hillary clinton is moving on and senator kerry's stepping up to the plate probably, so that's rand paul's opinion. >> do you think she'd make a good president? i have to ask that because 67% of this country view her favorably. her unfavorable is 28%. the president, anybody in this country, would die for that. >> listen, the people on the other side of the aisle aren't taking the fact this nation's going bankrupt seriously, so she's a member of that party, we haven't passed a budget in the
it helped get this president re-elected by misleading the american public, but now, the chickens are coming home to roost and we're going to continue to pursue this until we find the truth. >> i want to ask you one other question based on what your republican colleague rand paul said today. it was a pretty strong statement. here he is. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens,...
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for those republicans saying oh well, we always win midterm elections elections, no, you don't. two elections ago, we get routed by nancy pelosi. >> let's get to a break. we have a lot ahead. don't forget to share your photos of today's inauguration. you can find us on twitter. send us everything. we want to see it. still ahead this morning, live from the dubliner retired general colin powell valerie jarrett, nbc's tom brokaw "hardball's" chris matthews and presidential historian doris kerns goodwin. >>> up next, the political playbook -- oh my gosh, the line. the political playbook with jim. first, bill karins is here with a check on the forecast. bill. >> mika this crowd, once again, you won't believe how long this line is. so many wonderful people out here. you came all the way from the bahamas, and you did it four years ago too. >> i did it four years ago. >> very impressive. from virginia maryland. you two both work in the navy. you're from? >> california. >> and you're from? >> ohio. i worked on the campaign. >> both times or just the last year? >> just this last year. >>
for those republicans saying oh well, we always win midterm elections elections, no, you don't. two elections ago, we get routed by nancy pelosi. >> let's get to a break. we have a lot ahead. don't forget to share your photos of today's inauguration. you can find us on twitter. send us everything. we want to see it. still ahead this morning, live from the dubliner retired general colin powell valerie jarrett, nbc's tom brokaw "hardball's" chris matthews and presidential...
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they've certainly botched things since the election. they are in great danger if they continue to look the way they're looking, numbers going down and losing the house. >> there could be opportunity, too, as well. we'll go to that. one other thought on the speech and then we'll move forward what else happened yesterday that pertains to this. david ignatius writes in the "washington post," a flat partisan and pedestrian speech. the only voice that really soared at midday was beyonce's while singing the national anthem. president obama's second inaugural address by contrast was flat, partisan, and surprisingly pedestrian, more a laundry list of preferred political programs than a vision for a divided america and a d disoriented world. maybe obama has a strategic vision for the second term but all i heard today was a rallying cry to his supporters as they prepare for the political fights ahead. later on in the morning, he was criticized for not reaching across the aisle enough in his speech. president obama made an attempt to reach out to
they've certainly botched things since the election. they are in great danger if they continue to look the way they're looking, numbers going down and losing the house. >> there could be opportunity, too, as well. we'll go to that. one other thought on the speech and then we'll move forward what else happened yesterday that pertains to this. david ignatius writes in the "washington post," a flat partisan and pedestrian speech. the only voice that really soared at midday was...
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. >> to change the rules for electing a president. >> they have no choice. >> what do you think the party must do better. >> we're listening, we're listening. >> another day, another hearing in which a senator gets to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is in competent. >> will you work with me so that we can find out what actually happened and then we can move beyond that. >> well i think, senator, in all fairness, i think we do know what happened. i think it was very clear. >> were you at the briefing with the tapes? >> no. >> there was a briefing with tapes which we all saw those of us who went to it. we sat for hours with our intel folks who described to us what we were seeing and we saw the events unfold we had a complete description. >> that was john kerry humiliating senator johnson. he received the most impressive bipartisan introduction that perhaps the senate at ever seen. >> i'm very pleased that john will be given the chance subject to confirmation to continue the work of a lifetime on behalf of our country. >> let me thank you on behalf of the committee for all that you h
. >> to change the rules for electing a president. >> they have no choice. >> what do you think the party must do better. >> we're listening, we're listening. >> another day, another hearing in which a senator gets to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is in competent. >> will you work with me so that we can find out what actually happened and then we can move beyond that. >> well i think, senator, in all fairness, i think we do know what happened....
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he doesn't have to run for re-election. we can talk about these policies. you know, the president didn't do these things. he didn't do women in combat. he didn't lift a finger on climate change. he didn't push hard on immigration. he didn't do gun control in his first term. so he's a second-term president who doesn't have to face the voters and these are things he wants to bring front and center. how much will he follow up? we will see. but they do believe in the white house, anderson, that pick up a demographics report, look at the demographics of this country and how they're changing, look at the obama coalition from the last two elections. they believe if they can cement the loyalty of those voters in and part of cementing the loyalty of voters is act on the issues most care about. younger voters care about climate change, a lot of voters do, but these are issues that fit the obama coalition. if they can cement that in on a national scale, the republicans are in trouble. >> and margaret, you would agree the president believes this. it's not just politics
he doesn't have to run for re-election. we can talk about these policies. you know, the president didn't do these things. he didn't do women in combat. he didn't lift a finger on climate change. he didn't push hard on immigration. he didn't do gun control in his first term. so he's a second-term president who doesn't have to face the voters and these are things he wants to bring front and center. how much will he follow up? we will see. but they do believe in the white house, anderson, that...